ITE tutor update meeting Charles Tracy Head of Education, pre nd April

Agenda and current concerns l Recruitment l SKEs l Application procedures l Schools Direct l Retention l Role for HEIs l Curriculum change l Practical work l National Curriculum/GCSEs

Opportunities l Marketing l Scholarships l SPN mentoring l Girls in physics - zeitgeist l National Curriculum l Energy l Big Ideas l GCSE grading? l We are here l NCTL

IOP Education department support l Stimulating Physics Network l Improving Gender Balance l SPN l Drayson l Capital Physics l Data analyst project l SCORE l Practical work l Key Stage 4 routes l SPT goes web (iop.org/spt)

Slides for scholars – what we think about learners It is the cultural entitlement of all students to learn physics, taught by an accomplished teacher with expertise in the subject, until they can make an informed decision to take it further.

The biggest single external influence on learners’ progress in, engagement with, understanding of and enjoyment of the subject is their teacher. It is essential, therefore, that there is a complete, professionalised, engaged and satisfied workforce that includes enough accomplished teachers with expertise in teaching physics. Slides for scholars – what we think about workforce

l The IOP values teachers: Teaching physics is doing physics Slides for scholars – a slogan